A selection of Ptolemaic anthropoid sarcophagi in Cairo /
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"The individually designed anthropoid sarcophagi of the Ptolemaic period (ca. 330-30 BCE) offer a particularly rich and varied repertoire of hieroglyphic inscriptions and religious scenes. Being at the end of a long tradition of funerary literature, many of the epigraphs on these objects are variations or reinterpretations of older texts that have been circulated and transmitted over millennia. Others are entirely new creations that provide insight into funerary beliefs of late ancient Egypt. The present volume is the second and last publication of a joint project between scholars from Cairo University and the University of Tübingen on Late and Ptolemaic period sarcophagi housed in the museums of Cairo. It includes the detailed publication of eighteen sarcophagi, which until now have only been known through brief descriptions. The facsimile drawings, detailed pictures, translations and commentaries presented here will allow scholars to approach this corpus with a broad range of research questions."--
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x, 421 pages, xxiii pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 23 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781649031013
1649031017
Mosaics of faith : Floors of Pagans, Jews, Samaritans, Christians, and Muslims in the Holy Land /
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"An analytical history of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, and Early Abbasid mosaics in the Holy Land from the second century B.C.E. to eighth century C.E."--Provided by publisher.
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xvi, 579 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 529-570) and index. :
9780271060842
Glassware and glassworking in Thessaloniki : 1st century BC - 6th century AD /
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A detailed examination of the production of glass and glass vessels in the eastern Mediterranean from the Hellenistic Age to the Early Christian period, analysing production techniques and decoration.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource (viii, 384 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
9781784916800 (ebook) :